Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) today announced full year 2018 earnings of $536 million, or $2.50 per share, compared with earnings of $324 million, or $2.27 per share, for the full year 2017. In June 2018, Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar Energy) and Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations (GMO), completed their merger to create Evergy. Evergy’s 2018 fourth quarter earnings include Westar Energy, KCP&L and GMO earnings for the entire quarter.